Re: Have You Been Called A Racist? How Did You Respond And How You SHOULD Respond...

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Originally Posted by MissMae

Yeah I got a lot of that in high school, usually I'd just respond with a "Yeah don't like it then F*** off." (I am quite vocal about my political opinions.)

We want to stay away a heated response. When confronted with such ignorance, a violent outburst may be your first thought, but that is what an anti expects. Yelling and cursing plays right into their plan, which is to show you to be a hotheaded unreasonable naziwhokilledsixmillionjews.

For Will’s part, he admired the massive power of Lord Faa’s presence, power tempered by courtesy, and he thought that that would be a good way to behave when he himself was old; John Faa was a shelter and a strong refuge.

Re: Have You Been Called A Racist? How Did You Respond And How You SHOULD Respond...

Ethnocentrism (or racism) is an innate human tendency. We are designed by evolution to love members of our own group and to hate those members outside of our group. This adaptive function both motivates and facilitates intergroup conflict.

So even though we like to shy away from that word, especially when it is leveled at us like a weapons grade insult, in a sense we are all racists.

In short, racism is an innate emotion and it is an integral part of universal human nature. Those who like to pretend otherwise are likely to be at an extreme disadvantage when it comes to conflict. For unlike their enemies, they do not possess a full range of human emotions.

Upon being presented with this information your opponent's jaw will inevitably drop open and a look of bewilderment will wash over his or her face. That's your cue to smugly exit stage right.